My wife surprised me yesterday with reservations for the Westin-Convention Center for the first weekend in November. It'll be a nice opportunity for the two of us to get away and not have to worry about our daughter. The wife really wants to spend significant time at the Rivers, but we also want to eat out somewhere nice, but not too too fancy/expensive. We're both simple people and don't go for overly fancy food, but we're also not interested in eating a chain restaurant, either. Any suggestions?

Based on your preference, I think I would suggest is dinner at Six Penn, drinks after at Sharp Edge on Liberty... honestly, even dinner at Sharp Edge is great. If you are interested in a show, I think Stomp is here that weekend also.

Pitt87 wrote:Based on your preference, I think I would suggest is dinner at Six Penn, drinks after at Sharp Edge on Liberty... honestly, even dinner at Sharp Edge is great. If you are interested in a show, I think Stomp is here that weekend also.

Enjoy!

I'd take Six Penn over Sharp Edge for dinner. Sharp Edge's food is meh. But nothing beats the beer selection at Sharp Edge

i find the food at habitat in the fairmont to be significantly better than that of six penn. also in the similar price range is sonoma grill (same owners as nola) that has one of if not the best wine lists in the city. food is solid. meat and potatoes used to be one of my top places, the last 2 times i have been there the service has been deplorable however. elements is either hit or miss for me. some of their soups are incredible. braddock in the reniassance is okay. tavern 245 is a bar near the corner of fourth and wood that recently changed management and the last burger i had there was quite good - they have restaurant seating up on the 2nd floor, bar is smokey. i very much enjoy penn ave fish market and it is byob but seating is limited.

No, not yet. I’m sure Gateway Center’s building management is looking for a new tenant. Elements had a really eclectic menu when it first opened, and I think it drove away the business-lunch crowd because that demographic didn’t want to deal with “weird” food. While they did revamp their menu to include more conventional fare (pizzas, sandwiches, pasta dishes), I don’t think they ever recovered.

No, not yet. I’m sure Gateway Center’s building management is looking for a new tenant. Elements had a really eclectic menu when it first opened, and I think it drove away the business-lunch crowd because that demographic didn’t want to deal with “weird” food. While they did revamp their menu to include more conventional fare (pizzas, sandwiches, pasta dishes), I don’t think they ever recovered.

Some good places downtown IMO:

Six PennNOLASonoma GrilleNine on NineLas Velas Mexican Restaurant

i dont think 9on9 is really in the same price bracket although it is one of my favorite restaurants downtown